Overestimating patients' capacity

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 199, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 355-356

  Lepping, Peter ^a  

^a Wrexham Academic Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANIA; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIST; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; MENTAL COMPETENCY; WALES;

EID: 80655124334     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.094938     Document Type: Review

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